South Dakota Joint Ventures Law
<h1> United States of America v. Elijah Barse </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carjacking and Carrying and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jury Finds Sioux Falls Man Guilty of Carjacking and Carrying and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Re... More...
$0 (04-30-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Lucas Ewald Ahrendt </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Receipt of a Firearm by a Person Under Indictment.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center></i></b> Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Receipt of a Firearm by a Person Under Indictment </h2></center><br> <br> Lucas Ewal... More...
$0 (04-19-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Social Security Administration
Sioux Falls, South Dakota social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for disability benefits by HHS.<br> <br> <br> Tanya Svendsen ("petitioner,†"claimantâ€) moved for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), for judgment as a matter of law concerning her denial of Social Secur... More...
$0 (07-14-2022 - SD)TIMOTHY JOHN EVENS v. RACHEL JOANNA EVENS
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented appellant appealing decree of divorce.</h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> <br> Rachel Evens and Tim Evens were married in 2005 and have four <br> minor children. At the time of their marriage, the couple lived in Havre, Montana, <br> where Tim owned and operated a carpet cleaning business, kn... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)JAMES W. FARMER v. LORI A. FARMER, N/K/A LORI A. LIEBERMAN
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented defendant seeking a contempt order against plaintiff. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> [¶2.] James and Lori married in 1984 and divorced in January 2014. <br> During their marriage, the couple had purchased a significant amount of <br> undeveloped land in the Black Hills and formed multip... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)AREN FIELD v. MATTHEW FIELD
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff with challenging the circuit court for excluding farmland purchased from the marital estate. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] Aren and Matt Field were married in 2001. The two began dating <br> when they were both students at South Dakota State University. Matt later ... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)JUSTIN D. METZGER v. HOPE M. METZGER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff ordered to show cause for contempt of court. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> In April 2018, Justin filed a divorce action against Hope. The divorce <br> trial was held in January 2019. During trial, the parties informed the circuit court <br> that they had reached a settlement a... More...
$0 (12-31-2021 - SD)AME JO BATCHELDER v. MATTHEW JAMES BATCHELDER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented defendant issued a protective order by the court. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Ame and Matthew were married on February 26, 2005, in Rapid City, <br> where they continue to reside. They have one child, A.B., who was born in 2006. <br> Ame commenced a divorce action in 2019, and the couple ... More...
$0 (01-27-2022 - SD)RUSSELL P. CONTI v. KIBBE CONTI
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented defendant challenging the court's valuation of the marital estate. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> In April 2017, Russell Conti brought suit against Kibbe Conti for <br> divorce based on extreme cruelty and adultery or, alternatively, irreconcilable <br> differences. The parties had been marr... More...
$0 (01-27-2022 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JARED STEFFENSEN, TAMI STEFFENSEN, JOANN M. STEFFENSEN
<center><h2><font color="red">Brookings, SD - Criminal defense lawyers represented defendant JARED STEFFENSEN, TAMI STEFFENSEN, JOANN M. STEFFENSEN, charged with <i>twenty-two counts of violation of financial reporting requirements for grain buyers and theft.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> In 2018, the three defendants were jointly indicted in Kingsbury<br> County on twenty-two counts... More...
$0 (11-30-2020 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. MASON J. BRYANT
Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Criminal Defense Attorney, two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of simple assault.<br> <br> <center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://ujs.sd.gov/Images/BonHomme.jpg"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] On the morning of June 9, 2017, Mason Bryant was trying to find... More...
$0 (09-30-2020 - SD)United States of America v. South Dakota Department of Social Services
Pierre, SD - The United States of America sued the South Dakota Department of Social Services on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the South Dakota Department of Social Services (Department of Social Services or DSS), a state agency that assists South Dakotans seeking public benefits, resolving allegations that DS... More...
$0 (01-30-2020 - SD)</cemter> United States of America v. Japher Rajab
Rapid City, SD - The United States of America charged Japher Rajab with attempting to entice a minor for sex on the Internet.<br> <br> Japher Rajab, 42, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet following a three-day federal jury trial held in U.S. District Court in Rapid City. <br> <br> Rajab was one of eleven men who were arrested and feder... More...
$0 (12-13-2019 - SD)United States of America v. Zam Lian Mung
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/sd/locations/rapidcty.jpg"><br> </center><br> Rapid City, SD - Rapid City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Sex Trafficking<br> <br> A Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Commercial Sex Trafficking of Children and Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet following a federal jury trial,... More...
$0 (08-18-2019 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. GREGORY DEJESUS TWO HEARTS
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> On January 19, 2015, three men robbed the Casino Korner in Aberdeen, South Dakota and then fled avoiding arrest. The suspects evaded the police for m... More...
$0 (04-01-2019 - SD)First State Bank of Roscoe; John R. Beyers v. Brad Allen Stabler; Brenda Lee Stabler
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/sd/locations/aber2.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> First State Bank of Roscoe (the “Bank”) and John R. Beyers appeal the<br> judgment of the district court affirming a bankruptcy 1 court order holding them in<br> 1The Honorable Roberto A. Lange, United States District Judge for the District<br> of South Dakota, affirming the o... More...
$0 (01-31-2019 - SD)KAYLA FLUTH v. SCHOENFELDER CONSTRUCTION, INC. and LARRY WEISSER
On June 3, 2012, a disgruntled tenant set off a gas explosion in the basement of one of Weisser’s Mitchell, South Dakota rental properties. The explosion lifted the house off its foundation and caused extensive damage to the interior. After visiting the site, Weisser contacted Schoenfelder to demolish the home and grade the property to normal elevation. [¶3.] Shortly after Schoenfelder began... More...
$0 (09-19-2018 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JOHN ABDO, JR. <table> <td>
On the evening of January 7, 2016, Roseanne Weddell, Winston Houseman, John Abdo, Philomene Boneshirt, and Hazen Winckler were watching television together in a home owned by Shelly Selwyn in Wagner, South Dakota. Roseanne is Shelly’s daughter. Shelly did not live in the home but allowed Roseanne and Roseanne’s now-husband Winston to live there. Winston later testified that Abdo (Winston’... More...
$0 (04-28-2018 - SD)PERCY ALLAN AHRENDT v. DIANE MUREE CHAMBERLAIN <table> <td>
Percy Ahrendt and Diane Chamberlain were married in 1999. Diane and her son from a prior marriage moved into Percy’s residence. During their first eight years, Diane worked various part-time jobs and made about $7,885 a year in reported income. At that time, she was studying to obtain her securities licenses, and she paid approximately $250-$350 of the monthly marital expenses. Percy made ab... More...
$0 (04-12-2018 - SD)United States of America v. Cody Two Lance
Rapid City, SD - Rapid City Man Sentenced for Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor<br> <br> a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor was sentenced on March 2, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.<br> <br> Cody Two Lance, age 35, was sentenced to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised rel... More...
$0 (03-08-2018 - SD)United States of America v. Alexandros Thymaras
Sioux Falls, SD - Canadian Man Sentenced for Internet Crime<br> <br> A man from Calgary, Alberta, who was convicted of Attempted Trafficking in Involuntary Servitude and Forced Labor, was sentenced on January 19, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.<br> <br> Alexandros Thymaras, age 35, was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by 1 year of supervised release, and... More...
$0 (01-29-2018 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA vs. JOHN ERIC HEMMINGER <table> <td>
On January 7, 2015, at 2:02 a.m., Hemminger called 911 to report that he had just been stabbed in the hand by Richard Hanley and was on his way to the hospital. He said that he had been at Goebel’s home and that someone should go to Goebel’s home because Hanley could still be there. Hanley and Goebel were in a relationship. Law enforcement officers went to Goebel’s home and found her lyi... More...
$0 (11-22-2017 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA vs. SHELLY D. STANLEY <table> <td>
On August 3, 2015, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was underway in Sturgis, South Dakota. Shortly before 1:00 a.m., Sturgis Police Officers Mike Varilek and Tom Strickland (collectively, “the Officers”) received a report from another police officer that a male and female had entered a single-occupancy, portable toilet located in the middle of 2nd Street. Officer Varilek testified that such an e... More...
$0 (06-09-2017 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. SUEELLAN G. KLINE <table> <td>
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$0 (03-10-2017 - SD)Keith Mendenhall v. Lisa Swanson
[¶1.] Keith Mendenhall appeals a jury verdict awarding $211,710 to Lisa Swanson, his former wife, in compensatory and punitive damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress and alienation of affection. Keith argues the circuit court erred by admitting 14 exhibits consisting of court documents from prior proceedings. We reverse and remand.<br> Facts and Procedural History<br> [¶2.] Lis... More...
$0 (01-04-2017 - SD)<b>STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JOHN T. PENTECOST</b>
On April 19, 2012, Pentecost hired a locksmith to rekey the home that <br> he previously shared with his ex-wife, L.S., during their marriage. After gaining <br> entrance to the house, he sent L.S. a text message informing her that he had <br> changed the locks and moved some of his property inside because he wanted “to get <br> a piece of his life back.” L.S., who was at work, called the po... More...
$0 (12-06-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. STEVEN PURSLEY
On Friday, November 2, 2012, Jeffrey Patterson and Caleb Fousek <br> visited the Belle Star Gentleman’s Club in Box Elder, South Dakota, where they <br> were later joined by their friend James Thompson. Shortly after Thompson arrived, <br> he and Patterson decided to step outside to smoke cigarettes. Crystal Sandoval, <br> who is Defendant’s sister, was outside. Patterson began flirting wit... More...
$0 (05-15-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. BRYON JAMES FISCHER
On November 16, 2011, at approximately 7 p.m., Sioux Falls Police <br> Officer Pat Mertes observed an automobile parked on Spring Avenue, between 10th <br> and 11th Streets, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The vehicle was parked under a <br> sign that read: “No Parking on This Side of the Street.” Fischer sat in the driver’s <br> seat of the vehicle, and an unidentified woman sat in the fron... More...
$0 (04-11-2016 - SD)LAKE HENDRICKS IMPROVEMENT ASSOC. v. BROOKINGS CTY. PLANNING & ZONING COMM’N
Developers desire to build a dairy on Owner’s property in Brookings <br> County. Developers have an agreement to purchase Owner’s property contingent on <br> approval of the dairy by government authorities. Developers obtained a conditional <br> use permit for the dairy from Brookings County. City then filed a petition for a writ <br> of certiorari in circuit court challenging the permit. ... More...
$0 (03-05-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. FISCHER
Bryon Fischer appeals his conviction by a jury of possession of <br> methamphetamine, possession of two ounces or less of marijuana, and possession of <br> drug paraphernalia. He asserts the evidence of methamphetamine presented to the <br> jury was the product of an illegal search and that the circuit court erred when it <br> denied his motion to suppress the same. He also asserts the jury was ... More...
$0 (01-08-2016 - SD)STATE Of South Dakota v. THOMASON
In 2014, this Court vacated Kenneth Dale Thomason Jr.’s (Ken) <br> conviction of aggravated theft by deception. State v. Thomason, 2014 S.D. 18, 845 <br> N.W.2d 640. We held that the State failed to prove all the elements of the offense. <br> Id. ¶ 30. After we vacated his conviction, the State charged Ken with two counts of <br> forgery in violation of SDCL 22-39-36 and SDCL 22-3-3 (aid an... More...
$0 (11-19-2015 - SD)AGGREGATE CONSTR. v. AARON SWAN & ASSOCS.
On December 31, 2007, Aggregate delivered samples of Type 2A <br> aggregate to Swan for sodium-sulfate soundness testing.1 Aggregate planned to <br> quote prices for the material to prime contractors that intended to bid on a SDDOT <br> project requiring the material. Before quoting prices, Aggregate engaged Swan to <br> test material from the Ophiem pit in Perkins County, South Dakota, to deter... More...
$0 (10-29-2015 - SD)CASPER LODGING v. AKERS
On October 15, 2003, Robert Akers agreed to sell to James Koehler a <br> “turn key Eighty-Four (84) unit Holiday Inn Express” in Casper, Wyoming. The <br> purchase price was set at $4,850,400. The hotel was not yet built; therefore, the <br> parties executed a contract entitled “Improvement Purchase Agreement” <br> (Agreement). The Agreement “set forth the terms and conditions under w... More...
$0 (10-29-2015 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. ALFREDO L. VARGAS
A jury found Defendant guilty of attempted fetal homicide. During the <br> trial, the jury heard from Lisa Komes. Komes testified that she learned that she <br> was pregnant with Defendant’s child in February of 2010. She told Defendant <br> about her pregnancy, and he indicated that he wanted her to obtain an abortion. <br> Komes did not want to be pregnant at that time, but she did not wan... More...
$0 (08-20-2015 - SD)Patrick Nickles v. Kacie Jo Marta Nickles
[¶1.] Patrick and Kacie Nickles divorced. Patrick appeals the circuit court's decisions on child custody, child support, rehabilitative alimony, property division, and attorney's fees. We affirm the circuit court's decision on child custody. On all other issues, we reverse and remand for the entry of findings sufficient to permit appellate review.<br> Facts and Procedural History<br> [¶2.] Kacie... More...
$0 (06-03-2015 - SD)Blair Glades v. Meyer Modernizing Co., Inc.
[¶1.] Blair and Lynn Gades appeal the circuit court's determination that their cause of action was time barred, as well as the court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Meyer Modernizing Co., Inc. (Meyer). The Gadeses assert there are genuine disputes of material fact as to the date of accrual of their cause of action. They also assert Meyer concealed the existence of their cause of act... More...
$0 (06-03-2015 - SD)Berkley Regional Specialty Insurance Company v. Dowling Spray Service, et al.
[¶1.] After an intersection collision between a crop sprayer and a motorcycle, the injured motorcyclists sought damages for their injuries through two insurance policies insuring the driver of the crop sprayer and through a third policy insuring the owner of the crop sprayer. Ruling on the latter policy, the circuit court held that Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) had a duty to ... More...
$0 (02-11-2015 - SD)Barry Hollman v. South Dakota Department of Social Services
[¶1.] The Department of Social Services (DSS) provided Medicaid benefits to Darlene Hollman while she was in a nursing home. At that time, Hollman had an interest in real estate. DSS did not record a lien on the property for the benefits it had provided until after Hollman died. Hollman's children contested the lien's validity. The circuit court granted summary judgment for DSS, ruling that the l... More...
$0 (04-15-2015 - SD)United States of America v. Jerry Lane Golliher
Rapid City, SD - A Belle Fourche, South Dakota, man convicted of Commercial Sex Trafficking was sentenced on February 3, 2015, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.<br> <br> Jerry Lane Golliher, age 32, who was convicted following a federal jury trial in Rapid City in September 2014, was sentenced to 15 years in custody, 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 spec... More...
$0 (02-12-2015 - SD)United States of America v. Jerry Lane Golliher
Rapid City, SD - Jerry Lane Golliher Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking<br> <br> United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Jerry Lane Golliher, age 32, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was found guilty of Commercial Sex Trafficking following a two-day federal jury trial held in U.S. District Court in Rapid City. The guilty verdict was returned on October 1, 2014. <br> <br> The charge car... More...
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